Chapter 13: Forgiveness
     Forgiving Means Giving Before It Is Deserved or Earned
     Never Lend Money
     Asking for Forgiveness
     Forgiveness Is Always the Solution
     Thumbs-Up and Smile—I Forgive You for Being an Idiot
     It Takes Courage and Humility to Apologize When We Are Wrong
     Forgive Others When They Apologize for Being Wrong
     There Is No Defense Against Love
     The Solution to Racism Is Forgiveness
     Homosexuality Exists by Design—Live and Let Live
Chapter 14: What’s My Purpose in Life?
     Is Your Life’s Purpose Expressed in Your Occupation?
     Persistence Is Required to Complete Your Goals
Chapter 15: Clarity on Christianity
     Accounts of Jesus in the Bible Were Not Written Down Until Decades After His Death
     The Core Message of Christianity
     Christianity Has 30,000+ Versions, with Each Claiming Absolute Interpretation of the Truth
     Religion’s Rules, Traditions, and Rituals Were Not Part of Jesus’ Message
     My First Attempt at “Getting Saved” Was in a Trailer Church in Louisiana
     “Jesus, Save Me”—What Part Do I Play?
     What Is Hell?
     What Is Sin?
     Christianity’s Mainstream Interpretation of “Jesus Died for Our Sins”
     Grace, Karma, and Forgiveness of Sins
     Two Thousand Years Ago, Selfish Instinctual Drives Were Defined as the Devil
     In the Year 2000, I Learned the Truth About the “Devil”
     “Jesus Is the Only Way”
     Become Like Children Again—Return to Innocence
     The Core Message Is That “Simple” Works: Focus on One Thing and Do It Well
     Oxymoron: A Wealthy Spiritual Leader
     Despite Its Shortcomings, Christianity Gives Big
     Actions Speak Louder Than Words
     What Is God’s Will?
     Prayer
     A Method of Meditation I Find Easy to Do
     The Goal Is Progress, Not Perfection
Chapter 16: Death Is Not the End
     Our Ego Dies, Not Our Spirit
     Spiritual Death Does Not Exist
     The Illusion of Separation
     Fear Is Mostly Imagined
     What Really Matters at the End of This Human Life?
Chapter 17: My Life Experiences with Grief and Miracles
     My Experiences with Grief
     The Miracle Healing Story of My Dad’s Pancreatic Cancer
     My Dad Contacts Me in a Dream
Chapter 18: World Goals
     World Goal 1: Clean Drinking Water for Those Without It
     World Goal 2: Adopting Just One Homeless Person or Family
     Judging the Homeless in Five Seconds
     Four Categories of Homeless People
     World Goal 3: Getting Rid of Nuclear Weapons
     World Goal 4: Population Reduction
Chapter 19: Expert Giver Groups
     Introduction
     The Foundation of Expert Giver Groups Comes from AA’s Proven Methods
     The 7 Steps of Expert Giver Groups (Short Form)
     The 7 Steps of Expert Giver Groups (Long Form)
     Step 1: Finding a Mentor in an Expert Giver Group
     Step 2: Completing Your Personal Inventories
     Step 3: Reviewing All Four of Your Inventories with Your Mentor
     Step 4: Making a List of Amends and Reviewing It with Your Mentor
     Step 5: Making Your Amends
     Step 6: Take a Daily Personal Inventory and Promptly Admit When You Are Wrong
     Step 7: Mentoring Others
     The Ten Guidelines of Expert Giver Groups (Long Form)
     The Ten Guidelines of Expert Giver Groups (Short Form)
     Suggested Guidelines for Opening and Closing Expert Giver Group Meetings
     List of Figures
     Figure 1: Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
     List of Tables
     Table 1: Master of Resentments
     Table 2: Resentment #1 (Offenders)
     Table 3: Resentment List #2 (What Happened / Instincts Affected)
     Table 4: Resentment List #3 (My Part in What Happened)
     Table 5: Resentment List #4 (Forgiveness, when I have no part)
     Table 6: Daily Personal Inventory
     There’s a principle which is a bar against all information, which is proof against all arguments,
     and which cannot fail to keep a man in everlasting ignorance. That principle is contempt
      prior to investigation.
—Herbert Spencer